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Spiritual Formation: Following The Movements Of The Spirit (2010)

by Henri J.M. Nouwen(Favorite Author)

4.22 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0061686123 (ISBN13: 9780061686122)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

HarperOne

review 1: This book, based on a variety of Nouwen's teachings, pulls together areas of spiritual development. These areas are split into three categories: Early Movements, Midlife Movements, and Mature Movements. i found the last two movements to be most interesting: 6. From Exclusion to Inclusion7. From Denying to Befriending DeathThe epilogues delves into "Journey Inward, Journey Outward" and touches on the concept that we must first journey inward to discover Christ and ourselves in order to then find God in the world around us (Journey Outward). This has led me to look next at Nouwen's book: "A Spirituality of Imperfection" and also Elizabeth O'Conner's book "Journey Inward, Journey Outward" whom these two continuums are based on.
review 2: I found the first third o... moref the book to be incredibly rich and I am looking forward to practicing a great deal of what Nouwen discussed. From that point, it seemed to me that the book lost focus and force. This was to the extent that I started becoming concerned with how Nouwen was describing the Church; he came across as a bit of a universalist.SO, I say read this until your brow furrows, and then toss it aside. The baby is way too good to throw out with the bath water. less

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